Leaders of Latin American independence revolts were generally
(A) monarchists, who wanted monarchs to govern their states.
(B) radicals, who supported the ideas of the French Jacobins.
(C) moderates, who wanted some democratic institutions but feared the masses.
(D) liberals, who wanted universal male suffrage.
(E) conservative republicans, who favored the church and rich landowners.
Answer: C
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AP World History Chapter 25
- After independence, Latin American nations
- Brazil was different than most Latin American nations in the 19th century for all of these reasons EXCEPT:
- The Monroe Doctrine
- What statement about 19th-century Latin American politics is a fact?
- The new maps and divisions of Latin American countries after 1820 reflected
- Throughout Latin America, the Indian population
- Brazil's independence differed from the rest of Latin America in that it was
- Haiti's independence differed from other Latin American movements in that
- Which group led the independence movements in most of Latin America?
- Which of the following characteristics is most accurately associated with the "centralist" theory of government in Latin America?
- Which of the following nations intervened militarily in Mexican politics between 1862 and 1865?
- The agreement following the Mexican-American War in which Mexico ceded about one half of its territory to the United States was the Treaty of
- Simon Bolívar was responsible for the independence movement in
- What was the impact of the Haitian independence movement on Latin America?
- What nation replaced Spain prior to 1850 as the dominant economic force in Latin America?
- Between 1832 and 1854, who dominated Mexican politics?
- The "dependency theory" of economic development is associated with what political group?
- In what way was Latin America different from other regions that remained outside the direct control of Western imperialism?
- Which of the following statements is most accurate?
- What event in 19th-century Europe precipitated the movements for independence in Latin America?
- Who was proclaimed the first emperor of Mexico?
- Which of the following statements most accurately describes the economy of Latin America in the period from 1880 to 1920?
- Which of the following descriptions of the politicians who led Liberal governments in post-1860 Latin America is NOT accurate?
- What was the new export crop in Brazil that made up over 40 percent of Brazil's exports by 1840?